But the problem is unless they have a medical marijuana card, right now, there is nowhere for strictly recreational users to buy pot legally in this state.

“It is a limbo stage for sure,” Bloom Room General Manager Stephen Rechif said. “…It’s legal for everybody to have inside, but they don’t have anywhere to buy it. We have a place that sells it, but they can’t get it here.”

Rechif’s dispensary is in San Francisco’s South of Market area. He expects that they will apply for a license allowing them to expand their sales beyond medical marijuana patients, but that might be awhile.

The State of California has until Jan. 1, 2018 before it has to start issuing licenses allowing retail establishments to sell non-medical pot.

Those behind the law say it is written so it’s possible that temporary permits could be issued before that. But it’s also written to give cities and counties local control, so don’t expect to see a local pot shop in every town.